New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 3:1-5

1“For beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,in thoseהָהֵ֖מָּהha.He.mahH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֥יםbai.ya.MimH3117and at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256,Whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Irestoreאָשִׁ֛יב'a.shuvH7725the fortunesשְׁב֥וּתshe.VutH7622of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

2I willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּי֙ve.ki.batz.TiH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471And bringוְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔יםve.Ho.rad.TimH3381them downH3381to thevalleyעֵ֖מֶק'E.mekH6010ofJehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092. Then I willenterוְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨יve.nish.pa.TiH8199into judgmentH8199with them thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033On behalfH5921of My peopleעַמִּ֨י'a.MiH5971and My inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתִ֤יve.na.cha.la.TiH5159,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havescatteredפִּזְּר֣וּpi.ze.RuH6340among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471; And they havedividedחִלֵּֽקוּ׃chi.Le.kuH2505up My landאַרְצִ֖י'ar.TziH776.

3They have alsocastיַדּ֣וּya.DuH3032lotsגוֹרָ֑לgo.RalH1486for My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,TradedH5414a boyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206for a harlotבַּזּוֹנָ֔הba.zo.NahH2181And soldמָכְר֥וּma.khe.RuH4376a girlוְהַיַּלְדָּ֛הve.hai.yal.DahH3207for wineבַיַּ֖יִןvai.Ya.yinH3196that they may drinkוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.

4Moreoverוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571,whatמָה־mah-H4100are you to Me, OTyreצֹ֣רtzorH6865,Sidonוְצִיד֔וֹןve.tzi.DonH6721and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the regionsגְּלִיל֣וֹתge.li.LotH1552ofPhilistiaפְּלָ֑שֶׁתpe.La.shetH6429?Are you renderingמְשַׁלְּמִ֣יםme.sha.le.MimH7999Me a recompenseהַגְּמ֗וּלha.ge.MulH1576?But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you do recompenseגֹּמְלִ֤יםgo.me.LimH1580Me, swiftlyקַ֣לkalH7031and speedilyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120I willreturnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725your recompenseגְּמֻלְכֶ֖םge.mul.KhemH1576on your headבְּרֹאשְׁכֶֽם׃be.ro.she.KhemH7218.

5SinceH834you havetakenלְקַחְתֶּ֑םle.kach.TemH3947My silverכַּסְפִּ֥יkas.PiH3701and My goldוּזְהָבִ֖יu.ze.ha.ViH2091,broughtהֲבֵאתֶ֖םha.ve.TemH935My preciousH4261treasuresH4261to your templesלְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃le.hei.khe.lei.KhemH1964,

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